"After their retirement, if they want to come, we are planning to bring them for service on contract basis in central hospitals, including AIIMS," Nadda said while speaking here as chief guest at the 15th annual celebration of Himachal Maha Sabha, a body of people from Himachal Pradesh living in Chandigarh.

Nadda was referring to a number of top doctors who originally hail from the state but were employed with or retired from top hospitals in Chandigarh region and elsewhere.

"If I get the opportunity in future, I want to take full benefit of their expertise in Himachal Pradesh," he told the gathering.

He also said the new AIIMS which are being set up at different places across the country, sarais (resting places) will be set up in PPP mode for the benefit of attendants of patients who find difficulty in searching for accommodation.